Title | Yerkes Observatory Buildings, Instruments, Equipment, Grounds |
View | Rising Floor 25:1281 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Wooden floor under the Yerkes Observatory 90-foot dome is raised and lowered using an electric motor. The support cables, which were incorrectly secured, caused the floor to collapse. |
Subject Terms | Floors (Surface elements) | Structural failures | Cables |
Photograph Date | 1897-05-29 |
Physical Format | Glass plate negatives; 19.2 x 25.1 cm |
Location | 373 West Geneva Street | Williams Bay, Wisconsin |
Campus Grid | Y01 |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-00297 |
View information about rights and permissions.
View information about ordering reproductions.